Recent Streetsblog LA posts about CicLAvia

Open Thread: CicLAvia

By Damien Newton | Jun 24, 2013 | 25 Comments

Photo: Gary Kavanagh So what did you think of CicLAvia VII: Historic Wilshire Corridor? Leave your thoughts about yesterday’s CicLAvia and links to your favorite social media in the comments section below. I’ll add my comments early this afternoon, I want to give you all a chance to sounds off with your praise, suggestions, and […]

Ready for CicLAvia?

By Damien Newton | Jun 21, 2013 | 2 Comments

Earlier this year, we commissioned our good friend Robin Adams to remix some of his CicLAvia Streetfilms to make a sort of advertisement for Sunday’s big event. We submitted the video to Freewaves, and it’s been running on Metro TV on thousands of Metro buses for the last couple of months. I hope this video […]

Streetsblog’s CicLAvia VII Scavenger Hunt

By Damien Newton | Jun 21, 2013 | No Comments

Since we’re not doing a Streetfilm for this year’s CicLAvia, the Streetsblog team thought we would add to Sunday’s festivities by making the first ever Streetsblog photo scavenger hunt. The first person to tweet us a picture of each of the following items will win a Streetsblog t-shirt. To be clear, each person that tweets […]

During CicLAvia, Wolfpack Hustle Presents the Crit Race in DTLA

By Sara Bond | Jun 19, 2013 | No Comments

This Sunday, June 23rd at noon, coinciding with CicLAvia’s “Iconic Wilshire Boulevard”, Wolfpack Hustle will hold its 2nd installment of its Unified Title Race Series: the Civic Center Criterium. Race Director Don Ward received a letter of consent from Los Angeles Councilman Jose Huizar of District CD14 and Los Angeles Police Officer, Gordon Helper, is lending […]

The Streetsblog Guide to CicLAvia VII: Iconic Wilshire Corridor

By Damien Newton | Jun 19, 2013 | 2 Comments

If there are two complaints people have with CicLAvia they are, in order of how often I hear them: cyclists are racing by and there’s not enough space to walk and that the event doesn’t last long enough to truly explore the entire route. CicLAvia VII: Iconic Wilshire Corridor, seeks to address both of those […]

Three Great Places to Eat on Sunday’s CicLAvia Route

By Dana Gabbard | Jun 19, 2013 | 2 Comments

My original inspiration to write about favorite places to eat at along Wilshire Blvd. was a recent piece on food destinations along Foothill Transit’s route 187 in the March issue of Footnotes. Then I realized with this Sunday’s Ciclavia I had an ideal opportunity to share three of my favorite eateries along Wilshire between downtown […]

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